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Bret Anderson, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20100107120 | Painting user controls - The described implementations relate to dynamically painting user-controls. One method dynamically determines a highlight color of a user-control under a cursor on a graphical user-interface. The method also paints at least a portion of the user-control with the highlight color. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100107123 | SURFACING AND MANAGEMENT OF WINDOW-SPECIFIC CONTROLS - The functionality traditionally provided by an application program through a window presented as part of a window-based user interface can be accessed while the window remains hidden. A toolbar, or similar collection of user interface elements, can be presented when a user indicates an intention to interact with an application program whose window is hidden. The toolbar can comprise elements associated with functions specific to the hidden window. The user's selection can be communicated to the application program so that it can perform the requested function. If the user no longer indicates an intention to interact with the application program, the toolbar can be removed. In one embodiment, the toolbar can be presented together with a thumbnail of the relevant window in a floating display element. | 04-29-2010 |
Bret Aylor, Plano, TX US
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| 20080231432 | CART EXPLORER FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT/MEDIA ENHANCED SHOPPING CART PAGING SYSTEMS/MEDIA ENHANCED SHOPPING DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED COMPASS - A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080237339 | INTEGRATION OF CUSTOMER-STORED INFORMATION WITH MEDIA ENABLED SHOPPING SYSTEMS - A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart. | 10-02-2008 |
Bret Beresford-Wood, Lafayette, CA US
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| 20110219078 | BOARD PORTAL SUBSIDIARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A board portal system provides the ability to manage multiple boards, where each of the boards may be a separate legal entity. The board portal may provide the ability to establish links between the multiple boards and create parent-child relationships with subsidiary boards. With the board portal, users can create content and make it viewable and accessible across multiple boards that related through a parent-child relationship. At the same time, the board portal maintains a requisite level of separation between the related boards in the portal using encryption and/or other separation techniques. As a result, the board portal facilitates flexible workflow patterns and communication processes based on the proper hierarchical structure that exists between the parent organization and its subsidiaries. | 09-08-2011 |
Bret Brodowy, Moraga, CA US
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| 20080270178 | Inventory Management System For A Medical Service Provider - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for an improved inventory management system. The system supports a medical service provider by interfacing an inventory management application with a database of electronic medical records. In one embodiment, a single graphical user interface interfaces the inventory management application with the database of electronic medical records, thus providing a simplified, transparent solution as compared to the separate, independent, and non-interfaced systems currently available. By interfacing the inventory management application with the database of electronic medical records, inventory accuracy may be increased and processing times may be decreased. | 10-30-2008 |
Bret Hekking, Acton, MA US
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| 20110055771 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE REPRESENTING ORGANIZATION HIERARCHY - Method and system for providing graphical user interface for displaying hierarchical charts. According to various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface where relational data are displayed as one or more hierarchical charts. A hierarchical chart includes a plurality of nodes that are organized according to the hierarchical chart. Each of the nodes is associated with a data record that contains multiple level of information. At different view level, different amount of information for the nodes are displayed. A view control function is provided for the graphical user interface. If none (or all) of the nodes are selected, each nodes display the same level of information based associated with a particular view level. If only few of the nodes are selected, only the selected nodes responds changes in view level when being displayed. | 03-03-2011 |
Bret Liebeno, West Linn, OR US
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| 20110232135 | Systems And Methods For Utilizing Phylon Biscuits To Produce A Regionalized-Firmness Midsole - A method for producing a regionalized-firmness midsole utilizing a heat press, and a description of the resultant product, are provided. Initially, the method involves providing a plurality of pre-formed phylon biscuits. Typically, the plurality of biscuits includes at least a first biscuit that has a first density and a second biscuit that has a second density. The method may further include the steps of arranging the biscuits into a receiving area of the heat press, and integrating the plurality of biscuits to form the midsole by activating the heat press. Integrating the biscuits includes raising the biscuits above a threshold temperature, and causing the biscuits to expand such that each of the plurality of biscuits couples with another of the biscuits to form a midsole with two or more degrees of firmness located at distributed regions thereon. | 09-29-2011 |
Bret Liebeno, Beaverton, OR US
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| 20110232009 | Stockfit Assembly Fixture For Shoe Production - A stock fit assembly fixture is provided for aligning and holding into place various portions of a shoe, such as an upper portion, an outsole, and a midsole, while the shoe portions are being assembled. The upper portion of a shoe may be secured to a shoe last, which in turn, may be secured to a top portion of the stock fit assembly fixture. The top portion may be movable such that the upper portion of the shoe can be moved toward the outsole and midsole portions, thus allowing for a securement of the upper portion to the outsole and midsole portions. The movement of the top portion may be by way of a compression mechanism allowing the top portion to be forced to be moved toward a bottom portion of the stock fit assembly fixture. | 09-29-2011 |
Bret Mchuron-Guss, Blodgett, OR US
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| 20110149377 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Electro-optical display systems are disclosed. An electro-optical display system may include a plurality of electrodes; a display volume containing a fluid having a plurality of colorant particles; a layer adjacent to or part of at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes and configured to at least one of (i) reflect at least one wavelength of light and (ii) absorb at least one wavelength of light; and recessed regions configured to contain the plurality of colorant particles, wherein the plurality of electrodes are configured to selectively move the plurality of colorant particles between a compacted position in which all or nearly all of the plurality of colorant particles are in the recessed regions, and a spread position in which the plurality of colorant particles are spread across the display volume. | 06-23-2011 |
Bret Mogilefsky, Castro Valley, CA US
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| 20090082102 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMULATION ENHANCEMENT - An emulation enhancement method in a first video game platform for enhancing execution of video games written for a second video game platform includes receiving an input signal written for the second video game platform, analyzing the input signal written for the second video game platform, intercepting a control signal from the input signal based on a set criteria, enhancing the control signal to generate an enhanced control signal for the first video game platform, and outputting the enhanced control signal. The control signal carries an audio effect component, a video effect component and a haptic effect component that are outputted on a user output display. Enhancing the control signal augments the audio effect component and the video effect component of the control signal and generates the enhanced control signal that utilizes additional platform capabilities on the first video game platform. | 03-26-2009 |
Bret Recor, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20120007400 | SEATING STRUCTURE WITH A CONTOURED FLEXIBLE BACKREST - A seating structure includes a backrest member having an upper edge, opposite side edges and a lower edge. The backrest member has a forwardly facing convex shape formed along a vertical centerline thereof between the upper and lower edges. The lower edge has a forwardly facing concave shape. The lower edge has outer portions positioned forwardly of an entirety of the upper edge. | 01-12-2012 |
Bret Siarkowski, Marlborough, MA US
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| 20090064071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GLOBAL COVERAGE ANALYSIS - Disclosed are methods and systems for performing coverage analysis. In one approach, the methods and systems perform coverage analysis based upon both implementation-specific design data and non-implementation-specific design data. In an approach, both gate level and RTL level information are considered to perform coverage analysis. | 03-05-2009 |
Bret Taback, Santa Monica, CA US
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| 20080241847 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN VIVO SURVEILLANCE OF CIRCULATING BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates generally to in vivo collection of circulating molecules, tumor cells and other biological markers using a collecting probe. The probe is configured for placement within a living organism for an extended period of time to provide sufficient yield of biological marker for analysis. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090011445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN VIVO COLLECTION OF CIRCULATING BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates generally to in vivo collection of circulating molecules, tumor cells and other biological markers using a collecting probe. The probe is configured for placement within a living organism for an extended period of time to provide sufficient yield of biological marker for analysis. In some embodiments of the invention, active attraction of biological markers are provided. A partial or complete analytic/detection assembly may also be integrated with the probe. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100330567 | DNA MARKERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF CANCER - A method is provided for assessing allelic losses and hypermethylation of genes in CpG tumor promotor region on specific chromosomal regions in cancer patients, including melanoma, neuroblastoma breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer patients. The method relies on the evidence that free DNA and hypermethylation of genes in CpG tumor promotor region may be identified in the bone marrow, serum, plasma, and tumor tissue samples of cancer patients. Methods of melanoma, neuroblastoma, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer detection, staging, and prognosis are also provided. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110097727 | DNA MARKERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF CANCER - A method is provided for assessing allelic losses and hypermethylation of genes in CpG tumor promotor region on specific chromosomal regions in cancer patients, including melanoma, neuroblastoma breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer patients. The method relies on the evidence that free DNA and hypermethylation of genes in CpG tumor promotor region may be identified in the bone marrow, serum, plasma, and tumor tissue samples of cancer patients. Methods of melanoma, neuroblastoma, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer detection, staging, and prognosis are also provided. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110123602 | MOLECULAR LYMPHATIC MAPPING OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODES - The present invention describes a method for identification and labeling of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) and the presence or absence of lymph node metastases as an important diagnostic and prognostic factor in early stage cancers of all types. The method, know as Molecular Lymphatic Mapping, uses traditional dye/radioactive tracer based techniques in conjunction with a nucleic acid marker to identify and label the SLN, not only for current diagnostic methods, but for archival purposes. In addition, MLM can be used to deliver a therapeutic gene or genes to the SLN to activate tumor immunity to tumor cells, and/or to inhibit tumor metastases. The methods may be combined with therapeutic intervention including chemotherapy and radiotherapy. | 05-26-2011 |
Bret Taylor, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20090063425 | INTERFACE FOR A UNIVERSAL SEARCH - A search engine may perform a search for a user search query over a number of possible search categories. For example, the search query may be performed for general web documents, images, and news documents. The search engine ranks categories based on the search query and/or the documents returned for each category and presents the search results to the user by category. Higher ranking categories may be presented more prominently than lower ranking categories. | 03-05-2009 |
Bret Wyngarden, Holand, MI US
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| 20090001859 | Furniture system - A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane. | 01-01-2009 |